Flower-stand.



PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905.

T. S. SPRAGUE. FLOWER STAND.

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FLOWER-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1905.

Application filed February 20, 1905. Serial No. 246,421.

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Be it known that I, THoMAs S. SrRAGUn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alma, in the county of Gratiot, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flower-Stands; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a rotary flower'- stand; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive flower-stand consisting of a rotary table mounted upon a suitable base, said table having' supporting-surfaces at various levels to produce a pyramidal effect and being of octagonal shape, thereby eecting economy in manufacture and increasing' the attractiveness of the structure.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in the accompanying' drawing's, in which- Figure l is an elevation of a flower-stand involving my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section as on line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig'. 3 is a vertical section in detail as on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig'. a is a perspective view of the framework of the table.

Referring to the characters of reference, l designates the legs of the stand, which support the central standard Q, in which is formed a central socket 3 (see Fig. 3) to receive the journal-pin a of the table. The standard 2 is capped with a metal plate 5, through which is formed a central aperture for the passage of said journal-pin.

The frame of the table is built around a central post 6, which is oetag'onal in form and which is provided with a suitable cap '7. The octagonal faces of the post 6 are covered with a facing' of finishing material 8, preferably of veneer. Projecting' from and secured to the central post 6 are the radial brackets 9, which are braced laterally by the interposed blocks l0 between them, which are also secured to said post. Each of the brackets is provided with a lower projecting arm ll. Resting upon and connecting' the upper edges of the brackets 9 are the trapezoidal pieces 12, the ends of which are joined at the edges of the brackets upon lines coincident with the radii of the circle described by said brackets, producing an octagonal table surrounding' the post 6. The spaces between the ends ofI the brackets are closed by the vertical pieces I3, which are secured thereto and extend between said brackets in straight lines, thereby carrying out the octag'on effect of the frame, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon the projecting' arms 1l of the brackets are secured the trapezoidal pieces la, which extend between and connect said arms and whose meeting ends are joined on lines corresponding with the diverging lines of said arms. The straight outer edges of said pieces 14 describe right lines between the ends ofl said projecting' arms, whereby the octag'on shape is given to the lower table or platform of the stand.

The journal-pin i is secured in the lower end of the post 6, so that when said pin is placed in the socket 3 in the standard the upper portion or table part of the standard is rotatably mounted upon the base, as will be well understood.

By this arrangement a rotatable octagonal flower-stand is produced, affording an elevated central table 7 upon the cap ef the post and the middle and lower tables carried by the radial brackets and formed of the pieces l2 and 14, which are supported upon the brackets and the arms Il thereof, respectively.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A flower-stand, comprising' a base, a rotary table mounted on the base, the frame of said table comprising radial brackets each having' an upper and a lower support, and the surfaces of said table consistingl of trapezoidal pieces resting' upon and extending between said brackets, producing' a table of polygonal shape.

Q. In a 'flower-stand, the combination with the base, of a table consisting' of a central post IOO havng journal-pin seated in said base, radialv In testimony whereof I sign this specifica,- braeketsextendmgfromsaidpost,eaehbraoket tlon 1n the presence of twol Wltnesses. having' supportmg-suraees at two elevatlons,

quadrangula pieces mounted upon Said brack- THOMAS S' SPRAGUE' 5 vets forming the supporting-surfaces of the VVit-nesses:

table, and vertical pieces connecting sald BERT HAYES,

brackets between said supporting-surfaces. HARVEY HUBBARD. 

